CellarDoor
06-17-2011, 11:28 AM
To perform requires endless practice
to ensure a beautiful and concise rendering.
Endless fiddling to find new techniques,
thus expanding your repertoire so as
to generate
an even more concise
imitation of the ordinary.
To progress, you must constantly
explore the boundaries of the device,
to somehow
create
something more
than was intended in the design of the implement.
To find new fissures, nooks, and crannies
requires bending the rules:
Try juggling, twisting, and
even wrenching the controls.
You must try everything you can
to find the borderline
of the capabilities of replication.
The endless explorations
lead to a more complete understanding
of the confines of the plastic container.
It may be knocked off the table,
and that single
beautifully crafted impression,
destroyed.
Polystyrene beads, aluminium powder, and a movable stylus
are fragile
and can only hold an etching
as long as the world around remains calm.
The environment outside may
bump, bash, and smash through
the scrawny pliable casing.
You’ll constantly have to adjust the façade,
and often have to start again
with a blank canvas.
In spite of this, try to remain hopeful.
Every pass refines your craft,
and the knowledge
of a million previous arrangements
of polystyrene beads and aluminium powder,
makes every new one a little easier.
The insanity of repetition
is the highest form of praise,
and the cyclical robotic nature of the task
ensures the dignity and fascination of the mundane.
To perform requires endless practice
to ensure a beautiful and concise rendering.
to ensure a beautiful and concise rendering.
Endless fiddling to find new techniques,
thus expanding your repertoire so as
to generate
an even more concise
imitation of the ordinary.
To progress, you must constantly
explore the boundaries of the device,
to somehow
create
something more
than was intended in the design of the implement.
To find new fissures, nooks, and crannies
requires bending the rules:
Try juggling, twisting, and
even wrenching the controls.
You must try everything you can
to find the borderline
of the capabilities of replication.
The endless explorations
lead to a more complete understanding
of the confines of the plastic container.
It may be knocked off the table,
and that single
beautifully crafted impression,
destroyed.
Polystyrene beads, aluminium powder, and a movable stylus
are fragile
and can only hold an etching
as long as the world around remains calm.
The environment outside may
bump, bash, and smash through
the scrawny pliable casing.
You’ll constantly have to adjust the façade,
and often have to start again
with a blank canvas.
In spite of this, try to remain hopeful.
Every pass refines your craft,
and the knowledge
of a million previous arrangements
of polystyrene beads and aluminium powder,
makes every new one a little easier.
The insanity of repetition
is the highest form of praise,
and the cyclical robotic nature of the task
ensures the dignity and fascination of the mundane.
To perform requires endless practice
to ensure a beautiful and concise rendering.